Full Text of HB0641 94th General Assembly
HB0641 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB0641
Introduced 1/28/2005, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Arthritis Prevention and Control Act. Directs the
Department of Public Health to establish, promote, and maintain an
Arthritis Prevention and Control Program to raise public awareness,
educate consumers, and educate and train health professionals,
teachers, and human services providers, and for other purposes.
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| AN ACT concerning health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| Arthritis
Prevention and Control Act.
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| Section 5. Findings and purposes.
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| (a) Findings. The legislature hereby finds the following:
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| (1) Arthritis encompasses more than 100 diseases and
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| conditions that affect joints, the surrounding tissues, | 10 |
| and other
connective tissues.
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| (2) One of the most common family of diseases in the
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| United States, arthritis affects nearly one of every 6 | 13 |
| Americans
and will impact an estimated 60,000,000 people | 14 |
| (almost 20% of the
population) by the year 2020.
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| (3) Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the
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| United States, limiting daily activities for more than | 17 |
| 7,000,000
citizens.
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| (4) Although prevailing myths inaccurately portray
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| arthritis as an old person's disease, arthritis is a
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| multi-generational disease that has become one of the | 21 |
| country's most
pressing public health problems.
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| (5) This disease has a significant impact on quality of
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| life not only for the individual who experiences its | 24 |
| painful
symptoms and resulting disability, but also for | 25 |
| family members
and caregivers.
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| (6) Compounding this picture are the enormous economic
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| and social costs associated with treating arthritis and its
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| complications, which are estimated at almost | 29 |
| $80,000,000,000
annually.
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| (7) Currently, the challenge exists to ensure delivery | 31 |
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effective, but often underutilized, interventions that | 32 |
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necessary in the prevention or reduction of |
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| arthritis-related
pain and disability.
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| (8) Although there exists a large quantity of public
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| information and programs about arthritis, it remains | 4 |
| inadequately
disseminated and insufficient in addressing | 5 |
| the needs of
specific diverse populations and other | 6 |
| underserved groups.
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| (9) The Arthritis Foundation, the Centers for Disease
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| Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Association of State | 9 |
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Territorial Health Officials have led the development | 10 |
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a public health strategy, the National Arthritis Action | 11 |
| Plan, to
respond to this challenge.
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| (10) Educating the public and health care community
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| throughout the State about this devastating disease is of
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| paramount importance and is in every respect in the public
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| interest and to the benefit of all residents of this State.
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| (b) Purposes. The purposes of this Act are:
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| (1) To create and foster a statewide program that
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| promotes public awareness and increases knowledge about | 19 |
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causes of arthritis, the importance of early diagnosis | 20 |
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appropriate management, effective prevention | 21 |
| strategies, and pain
prevention and management.
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| (2) To develop knowledge and enhance understanding of
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| arthritis by disseminating educational materials and | 24 |
| information on
research results, services provided, and | 25 |
| strategies for
prevention and control to patients, health | 26 |
| professionals, and the
public.
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| (3) To establish a solid scientific base of knowledge | 28 |
| on
the prevention of arthritis and related disability | 29 |
| through
surveillance, epidemiology, and prevention | 30 |
| research.
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| (4) To utilize educational and training resources and
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| services developed by organizations with appropriate | 33 |
| expertise
and knowledge of arthritis and to use available | 34 |
| technical
assistance.
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| (5) To evaluate the need for improving the quality and
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| accessibility of existing community-based arthritis |
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| services.
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| (6) To heighten awareness about the prevention, | 3 |
| detection,
and treatment of arthritis among State and local | 4 |
| health and human
services officials, health professionals | 5 |
| and providers, and
policy makers.
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| (7) To implement and coordinate State and local | 7 |
| programs
and services to reduce the public health burden of | 8 |
| arthritis.
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| (8) To adequately fund these programs on a State level.
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| (9) To provide lasting improvements in the delivery of
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| health care for individuals with arthritis and their | 12 |
| families,
thus improving their quality of life while also | 13 |
| containing health
care costs.
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| Section 10. Arthritis Prevention and Control Program.
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| (a) The Department of Public Health shall establish, | 16 |
| promote,
and maintain an Arthritis Prevention and Control | 17 |
| Program to raise
public awareness, educate consumers, and | 18 |
| educate and train health
professionals, teachers, and human | 19 |
| services providers, and for other
purposes. The program shall | 20 |
| include the following components:
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| (1) Needs assessment. The Department of Public Health
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| shall conduct a needs assessment to identify the following:
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| (A) Epidemiological and other public health | 24 |
| research
being conducted within the State.
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| (B) Available technical assistance and educational
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| materials and programs nationwide and within the | 27 |
| State.
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| (C) The level of public and professional arthritis
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| awareness.
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| (D) The needs of people with arthritis and their
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| families and caregivers.
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| (E) Educational and support service needs of | 33 |
| health
care providers, including physicians, nurses, | 34 |
| managed care
organizations, and other health care | 35 |
| providers.
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| (F) The services available to a person with | 2 |
| arthritis.
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| (G) The existence of arthritis treatment, | 4 |
| self-management, physical
activity, and other | 5 |
| education programs.
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| (H) The existence of rehabilitation services.
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| (2) Advisory Council on Arthritis. The Department of
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| Public Health shall establish and coordinate an Advisory | 9 |
| Council
on Arthritis to provide non-governmental input | 10 |
| regarding the
Arthritis Prevention and Control Program. | 11 |
| Membership of the
Council must include, but need not be | 12 |
| limited to, persons with
arthritis, public health | 13 |
| educators, medical experts on arthritis,
providers of | 14 |
| arthritis health care, persons knowledgeable in
health | 15 |
| promotion and education, and representatives of national
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| arthritis organizations and their local chapters.
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| (3) Public awareness. The Department of Public Health
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| shall use, but is not limited to, strategies consistent | 19 |
| with the
National Arthritis Action Plan and existing State | 20 |
| planning
efforts to raise public awareness and knowledge on | 21 |
| the causes and
nature of arthritis, personal risk factors, | 22 |
| the value of prevention
and early detection, ways to | 23 |
| minimize preventable pain, and
options for diagnosing and | 24 |
| treating the disease.
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| (4) Technical assistance. The Department of Public | 26 |
| Health
may replicate and use successful arthritis programs | 27 |
| and enter
into contracts with or purchase materials or | 28 |
| services from
entities with appropriate expertise for | 29 |
| services and materials
that are necessary to carry out the | 30 |
| goals of the Arthritis
Prevention and Control Program. The | 31 |
| Department may enter into
agreements with one or more | 32 |
| national organizations with expertise
in arthritis to | 33 |
| implement parts of the Arthritis Prevention and
Control | 34 |
| Program.
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| (b) The Department of Public Health shall do all of the
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| following:
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| (1) Provide sufficient staff to implement the | 2 |
| Arthritis
Prevention and Control Program.
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| (2) Provide appropriate training for staff of the
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| Arthritis Prevention and Control Program.
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| (3) Identify the appropriate organizations to carry | 6 |
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the program.
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| (4) Base the program on the most current scientific
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| information and findings.
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| (5) Work to increase and improve community-based | 10 |
| services
available to people with arthritis and their | 11 |
| family members.
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| (6) Work with governmental offices, national voluntary
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| health organizations and their local chapters, community | 14 |
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business leaders, community organizations, and health | 15 |
| care and
human services providers to coordinate efforts and | 16 |
| maximize State
resources in the areas of prevention, | 17 |
| education, detection, pain
management, and treatment of | 18 |
| arthritis.
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| (7) Identify and, when appropriate, use evidence-based
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| arthritis programs and obtain related materials and | 21 |
| services from
organizations with appropriate expertise and | 22 |
| knowledge of
arthritis.
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| Section 15. Funding. The Department of Public Health may | 24 |
| accept
grants, services, and property from the federal | 25 |
| government,
foundations, organizations, medical schools, and | 26 |
| other entities that
may be available for the purposes of | 27 |
| fulfilling the obligations of the
Arthritis Prevention and | 28 |
| Control Program.
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| Section 20. Waivers. The Department of Public Health shall | 30 |
| seek
all waivers of federal law and regulations that may be | 31 |
| necessary to
maximize funds from the federal government to | 32 |
| implement the Arthritis
Prevention and Control Program.
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